London, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Tuesday reported three separate attacks involving tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with no casualties reported in any of the incidents.
In the first incident, reported to UKMTO at 2119 UTC on Monday, a tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile on the port side, causing a fire, about 8 nautical miles east of Limah, Oman, while travelling southbound, Xinhua news agency reported.
In the second incident, reported on Tuesday, a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile and is believed to have sustained structural damage.
In the latest incident, reported to UKMTO at 1305 UTC on Tuesday, another tanker sustained minor structural damage. The vessel, which was hit by a drone, was continuing to its next port of call.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the identities of two of the three vessels have been confirmed: one is a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker, while the other is a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker.
Earlier in the day, the Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted two tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz via a US-backed Omani route on Monday night after they failed to heed warnings, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Fars, citing satellite images provided on the X account of MenchOsint, an independent military observer, said maritime traffic tracking data showed that after the two tankers were targeted, other vessels from Japan, India and Western countries changed course and instead used the route designated by Iran to transit the strait.
Media reports said on Tuesday that a Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker were damaged near the Strait of Hormuz after the IRGC's reported overnight missile attacks on vessels in the waterway.
The Qatari vessel, identified as the Al Rekayyat, reportedly sent out distress signals after being hit.
Qatar on Tuesday condemned the attack on the Al-Rekayyat, calling it a violation of international law and a threat to international maritime navigation and global energy security.
In a statement posted on X, Majed Al Ansari, spokesperson for the Qatari foreign ministry, said Qatar holds Iran "fully legally responsible" for the attack and for any resulting damage and consequences, urging Tehran to immediately cease all such practices.
Source: IANS
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